“The web was going to be the great educator‚ but the cult of the amateur is now devaluing knowledge‚” says net entrepreneur Andrew Keen in his book The Cult of the Amateur. Would you agree or disagree with this statement? Is the Internet killing our ability to think critically by providing us with too much information and too many voices? Our ability to think critically directly relates to how we use our brains in our everyday lives. So many people use the internet for emailing
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Impact of WWI When Great War started‚ it influenced the entire world policy and economy. Millions of people died and equal number of people became homeless. Big empires of 20th century fell apart and new small national countries were established. We can say that WWI caused a really big disaster‚ especially for country which was participant. But there are similarities and differences how it did effect. On different countries in the same way war had different influence. The example for that is
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Process Handling in Linux POS 420 October 11‚ 2005 In Linux processes communicate with each other and with the kernel to coordinate their activities. Linux supports a number of Inter-Process Communication (IPC) mechanisms. Signals and pipes are two of them but Linux also supports the System V IPC mechanisms named after the Unix TM release in which they first appeared. Signals are one of the oldest inter-process communication methods used by Unix TM systems. The common Linux shells all allow redirection
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A NEW APPROACH TO AUTOMATIC WEB SERVICES COMPOSITION by Luong Viet Phong A thesis proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. Examination Committee: Prof. Vilas Wuwongse (Chairman) Nationality: Vietnam Previous Degree: Bachelor of Information Technology Ho Chi Minh University of Technology
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Using Responsibility-driven design concepts‚ construct an online Java application (i.e. a Java applet to be rendered on a web-browser) that asks user for input amount of the loan‚ the interest rate and the number of years. The program validates the input checking for valid numeric data before continuing. If the interest rate was entered in percentage form it converts to decimal before calculation process. The program then calculates the monthly payment. The values are displayed rounded to 2 decimal
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9-207-107 REV: OCTOBER 1‚ 2007 BENJAMIN C. ESTY ALDO SESIA‚ JR. An Overview of Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance—2006 Update This note provides an introduction to the fields of project finance and infrastructure finance as well as a statistical overview of project-financed investments over the last five years. Examples of project-financed investments include the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon pipeline‚ $6 billion Iridium global satellite telecommunications system‚ €900 million A2
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MS Windows vs. Unix/Linux University of Phoenix POS/420 Introduction to Unix October 20‚ 2008 Scott Stewart MS Windows vs. Unix/Linux The Microsoft and Linux operating systems have been long considered to be in a competition to be the best operating systems on the market. This paper will compare and contrast these operating systems to help the consumer decide which is right for his or her environment. Such subjects as; cost‚ market share‚ hardware requirements‚ file processing
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Free software is free to obtain‚ use and change. 2. Why is Linux popular? Why is it popular in academia? Linux is portable‚ is based on standards‚ is written in C‚ has a kernel programming interface‚ can support many users 3. What are multiuser systems? Why are they successful? A multiuser system is a system designed for multiple user input and output. 4. What is the Free Software Foundation/GNU? What is Linux? Which parts of the Linux operating system did each provide? Who else has helped build
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Executive Summary This case study tackles the different managerial functions‚ roles and skills managers undertake in a complex organization. It focused on understanding the importance of great and effective management‚ what does it involve and its application. The effects of different management styles on personnel as well as how to keep the organization an ideal place to stay and grow with. It also involves the discussion on how a manager’s job is changing and the factors affecting it. BUILDING A BETTER
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Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) is a newly established public limited company which envisages to attract private investments from local and foreign investors and to invest in companies that are implementing infrastructure projects in Bangladesh. The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has already provided BDT 16 Billion (USD 220 mill) to this company as initial equity capital and has taken 100% ownership of the company. But it is expected that the company will
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